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Divergence in Zygodontomys (rodentia: Sigmodontinae) and distribution of amazonian savannas.
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Bonvicino Cibele R, Gonçalves Pablo R, de Oliveira João A, de Oliveira Luiz Flamarion B, Mattevi Margarete S
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Northern South America presents a diverse array of nonforest or savanna-like ecosystems that are patchily distributed. The distribution of these open habitats has been quite dynamic during Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles; yet, the relevance of climatically driven vicariance events to the diversification of nonforest Amazonian vertebrates remains poorly known. We analyzed karyologic and mitochondrial DNA...
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